7-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter

This fixed pattern leaves little room to guess: the second tile must be D and the sixth must be S. Familiar options include ADDRESS and ADVERSE, while several entries are much less common. Just two matches fall in the common-word group, so a solver should use the known letters first and treat obscure candidates as a final check.

At a glance: 16 pattern matches

• Exactly 16 tournament-dictionary words fit D in position two and S in position six.
• ADDRESS, ADVERSE, and ADIPOSE are recognizable examples among the matches.
• Only two matches count as common in the top-frequency group.
• ODYLISM leads the score list at 13 points; ODALISK follows at 12.
• Six matches start with A, five with I, four with O, and one with E.

Which 7-letter words have D second and S sixth?

The 7-letter words with D as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter start with just four letters: A, I, O, or E. A-words form the largest group, with six matches; I-words are close behind at five. That distribution makes the first tile a strong next clue after D and S.

ADDRESS and ODDNESS show that the repeated-letter options are not limited to one opening letter. ADVERSE and ADIPOSE offer more familiar alternatives, while IDOLISE provides an I-starting candidate. The final tile also narrows the search: six matches end in E, compared with four ending in T and three in S.

Which dictionaries accept these pattern words?

Collins includes all 16 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 11. That gap matters in tournament play: a word accepted in Collins may not be accepted in an ENABLE- or NWL2023-based game. Check the word list your game uses before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

The average score is 9.6 points, but the leaders stand apart: ODYLISM scores 13 and ODALISK scores 12. Neither reaches 14, so this pattern does not produce a top-end scorer in the score ranking. The rare-looking candidates are more useful as board-fitting options than as big-score targets.